Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics:

NFI Woodland Ecological Condition: Statistics

Introduction The Forestry Commission’s arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement1.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Woodland Ecological Condition: Statistics. The report covers 2 forms of pre-release access:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering the UK, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.

- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forestry Commission Lead Official for Statistics Updated February 2020

1 www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/ Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours) (last updated February 2020)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

- Adam Bealby, Deputy Head of Communications (Forestry Commission)
- Nick Barter, Deputy Director Climate and Forestry
- Stephen Penlington, Head of Forestry team
- Britta Guerke, Senior Communications Officer
- Phoebe Brown, Communications Officer
- Sara Rajeswaran, Secretary of State’s Policy Special Adviser
- Robert Rams, Secretary of State’s Media Special Adviser

Forestry Commission:

- Richard Greenhous, Director of Forest Services
- Steph Rhodes, Head of Policy and Strategy, Forest Services
- Ian Gambles, Chief Executive
- David Cross, Head of Evidence
- Mark Broadmeadow, Principal Adviser Climate Change

Forestry England:

- John Stride, Policy and Insight Manager
- Andrew Stringer, Head of Planning and Environment

Scottish Government:

- Hugh Dignon, Wildlife Management
- Bridget Campbell, Director for Environment and Forestry
- Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy
- Kate Higgins, Special Advisor Rural Economy and Connectivity
- Mairi Gougeon MSP, Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment
- Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform

Scottish Forestry:

- Helen Sellars, Head of Sustainable Forest Management
- David Signorini, Chief Executive
- Ian Donaldson, Head of Policy
- Alan Hampson, Head of Standards, Evidence and Expertise Pre-Release Access - Recipients

Forestry and Land Scotland:

- Simon Hodgson, Chief Executive
- Michael Hymers, Director of Corporate Services
- Chris Nixon, Environment Manager
- Jo Ellis, Head of Planning and Environment
- Paul Munro, Media Manager
- Gwen Hamilton, FLS Head of Communications
- Luke Boddice, SG Communications

Welsh Government:

- PS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
- Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forest Resources Policy
- Jon Travis, Head of Forestry Reform
- Stuart Neil, Head of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Statistics
- Heledd Owen, Head of Communication
- Huw Jenkins, Communications Senior Information Officer
- Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Energy, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Daniel Butler, Special Advisor – Energy, International Affairs, Environment, Rural Affairs
- Fiona McFarlane, Sustainable Forest Management and Environment Policy Advisor
- Ceri Witchard, Deputy Director of Land, Nature and Forestry

NRW:

- Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resource Management Policy

Natural England:

- Adrian Jowitt, Principal Advisor Forest Policy
- Tim Hill, Chief Scientist Natural England
- Jonathan Burney, Executive, Government Advice

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated February 2020)

Natural England:

- Emma Goldberg, Forestry and Woodland Senior Specialist

Forestry Commission:

- Neil Riddle, Principle Advisor – natural environment
- Rebecca Isted, Policy and Advice

Scottish Forestry:

- Colin Edwards, Environment Policy Advisor

Natural Resource Wales

- Chris Tucker, Specialist Advisor: Technical Forestry (Resilience)

Welsh Government:

- Fiona McFarlane, Sustainable Forest Management and Environment Policy Advisor
- Stephanie Howarth, Head of Economy, Skills and Natural Resources Statistics

Scottish Natural Heritage:

- Jeanette Hall, Woodland Ecologist
- David O’Brien, Policy and Advice Manager
- Tom Mckenna, Economist

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist
- Nicol Sinclair, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support (IFOS)
- Clare Parker, Head of Communications